Narachan Wind Farm (72.6 MW)
Narachan Wind Farm is a 72.6 MW wind farm project in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 8 March 2024; the record was last updated on 10 April 2024. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 17 January 2020 | Application submitted |
| 8 March 2024 | Refused by the planning authority |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 72.6 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 10 April 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Energiekontor UK
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00001884
- Turbines
- 11
- Turbine height
- 180 m
- Address (REPD)
- Land 1.6km east of Tayinloan
- Council area (by location)
- Argyll and Bute
- Time to decision
- 216 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7472
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largie Windfarm II | wind farm | 21 | refused | 3.4 |
| Killean Wind Farm | wind farm | 59.4 | application submitted | 3.8 |
| Deucheran Hill | wind farm | 15.8 | operational | 4.7 |
| Cour Wind Farm | wind farm | 20.5 | operational | 5.5 |
| High Constellation Wind Farm | wind farm | 48 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Clachaig Glen | wind farm | 60 | approved, not built | 6.5 |
| Corriechreive | wind farm | 30 | refused | 6.6 |
| Largie Wind Farm | wind farm | 14.9 | refused | 8.8 |
| Cnoc Donn Arnicle | wind farm | 15 | operational | 9.8 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.6685, -5.5701).